Eurofins Biomnis code

LKMC

Synonyms

• Anti-liver-kidney microsomal antibodies - LKM1 - typing
• Anti-endoplasmic reticulum antibodies - typing
• Anti-cytochrome P450 II D6 antibodies - typing
• Anti-LKM1 antibodies - typing
• LKM - anti-antibodies typing
• Endoplasmic reticulum - anti-antibodies - typing

Clinic significance

A marker for type II chronic active hepatitis (which mainly affects females of between 2 and 15 years of age). Also found at low titers in patients infected with HCV.
Immunofluorescence-based screening results using rat kidney-liver-stomach multiple substrate should be confirmed performing a test specific of the target antigen (P450 2D6 cytochrome).

Prenalytics

• 1 mL
• Serum
• Refrigerated

Methodology

Immunodot

Turnaround time

4 days